Historical birthday on this day

13 Mar 1372

Louis I Duke of Orlans Brother of Charles VI of France born in Paris (d. 1407)

13 Mar 1548

Sasbout Vosmeer Dutch Catholic theologist and apostole vicar born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1614)

13 Mar 1585

Federico Cesi Italian naturalist and founder of the first modern scientific society the Accademia dei Lincei 1603 born in Rome Italy (d. 1630)

13 Mar 1599

Johannes Berchmans Dutch Jesuit and Roman Catholic saint born in Diest Seventeen Provinces (d. 1621)

13 Mar 1615

Innocent XII [Antonio Pignatelli] Pope (1691-1700) born in Spinazzola Italy (d. 1700)

13 Mar 1683

John Theophilus Desaguliers French-British natural philosopher and freemason born in La Rochelle France (d. 1744)

13 Mar 1696

Armand de Vignerot du Plessis French marshal and statesman 3rd Duke of Richilieu born in Paris (d. 1788)

13 Mar 1700

James Kent English composer born in Winchester (d. 1776)

13 Mar 1700

Michel Blavet French composer born in Besanon (d. 1768)

13 Mar 1712

Isfrid Kayser German composer born in Trkheim an der Wertach (d. 1771)

13 Mar 1719

John Griffin Whitwell 4th Baron Howard de Walden British field marshal born in Oundle Northamptonshire (d. 1797)

13 Mar 1720

Charles Bonnet Swiss naturalist and writer born in Geneva (d. 1793)

13 Mar 1741

Joseph II Holy Roman Emperor (1764-90) born in Schnbrunn Palace Vienna Austria (d. 1790)

13 Mar 1744

David Allan Scottish painter born in Alloa Scotland (d. 1796)

13 Mar 1746

Maurus Haberhauer Czech composer born in Svitavy Czech Republic (d. 1799)

13 Mar 1763

Guillaume Brune French marshal born in Brive-la-Gaillarde France (d. 1815)

13 Mar 1767

Heinrich Domnich German hornist and composer born in Wrzburg Germany (d. 1844)

13 Mar 1768

Charles Louis Willem Josef van Keverberg Dutch civil servant born in Haelen Netherlands (d. 1841)

13 Mar 1770

Daniel Lambert English gaol keep and famous for his unusually large size (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death) born in Blue Boar Lane Leicester (d. 1809)

13 Mar 1779

Oliver Shaw early American composer born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 1848)

13 Mar 1781

Karl Friedrich Schinkel German architect city planner and painter (Altes Museum Neue Wache) born in Neuruppin Margraviate of Brandenburg (d. 1841)

13 Mar 1798

Abigail Fillmore American 1st lady (1850-53) born in Stillwater New York (d. 1853)

13 Mar 1815

James Curtis Hepburn American missionary and linguist born in Milton Pennsylvania (d. 1911)

13 Mar 1818

Albion Parris Howe American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Standish Maine (d. 1897)

13 Mar 1820

Louis Hbert American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and civil engineer born in Iberville Parish Louisiana (d. 1901)

13 Mar 1822

Moritz von Strachwitz German poet born in Peterwitz Silesia (d. 1847)

13 Mar 1832

Alberto Randegger Italian composer born in Trieste Italy (d. 1911)

13 Mar 1850

Emilio Serrano y Ruiz Spanish composer born in Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain (d. 1939)

13 Mar 1858

Maximilien Luce French painter born in Paris (d. 1941)

13 Mar 1859

Ivo Bligh British noble (8th Earl of Darnley) and cricketer (Lord Darnley England capt v Australia 1882-83) born in Westminster London (d. 1927)

13 Mar 1860

Hugo Wolf Austrian composer born in Slovenj Gradec Slovenia (d. 1903)

13 Mar 1862

Vasiliy Metallov Russian composer and musical historian born in Saratov Russian Empire (d. 1926)

13 Mar 1864

Alexej von Jawlensky Russian painter born in Torzhok Russia (d. 1941)

13 Mar 1870

Albert Meyer Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-38) born in Fllanden Switzerland (d. 1953)

13 Mar 1872

Oswald Garrison Villard American journalist and editor of the New York Evening Post born in Wiesbaden Germany (d. 1949)

13 Mar 1875

Lizzy Ansingh Dutch painter (Caught Sultane) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1959)

13 Mar 1881

Balthazar Huibrecht Verhagen Dutch dramatist and writer born in Amsterdam (d. 1950)

13 Mar 1883

Enrico Toselli Italian pianist and composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1926)

13 Mar 1884

Emanuel Stickelberger Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit) born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1962)

13 Mar 1884

Hugh S Walpole British novelist and playwright (Jeremy Maradick at 40) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1941)

13 Mar 1884

Oskar Loerke German writer (Longest Day-1926) born in wiecie Poland (d. 1941)

13 Mar 1886

Henri D Gagnebin Belgian-Swiss organist and composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1977)

13 Mar 1886

Home Run Baker [John Franklin Baker] American baseball player hall of famer (hit 2 HR in 1911 world series) born in Trappe Maryland (d. 1963)

13 Mar 1887

Carlos Isamitt Chilean composer born in Rengo Chile (d. 1974)

13 Mar 1890

Michael Taube Polish composer born in Lodz Poland (1972)

13 Mar 1890

Fritz Busch German conductor born in Siegen Province of Westphalia (d. 1951)

13 Mar 1892

Alec Rowley English composer born in London (d. 1958)

13 Mar 1892

Janet Flanner American journalist (New Yorker) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1978)

13 Mar 1896

Dorothy Aldis American childrens writer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1966)

13 Mar 1897

Marcel Thiry Belgian writer and wallon militant born in Charleroi Belgium (d. 1977)

13 Mar 1897

William Herald Australian swimmer (Olympic-1920) born in Glebe New South Wales (d. 1976)

13 Mar 1898

Josie Sedgwick American actress (The Best Man Queen of the Round-Up) born in Galveston Texas (d. 1973)

13 Mar 1899

Pancho Vladigerov Bulgarian composer born in Zrich Switzerland (d. 1978)

13 Mar 1899

Jan Lecho [Leszek Jzef Serafinowicz] Polish poet born in Warsaw Congress Poland (d. 1956)

13 Mar 1899

John Van Vleck American physicist mathematician and Nobel Laureate who pioneered the modern quantum mechanical theory of magnetism born in Middletown Connecticut (d. 1980)

13 Mar 1901

Paul Fix American actor (Rifleman) born in Dobbs Ferry New York (d. 1983)

13 Mar 1904

Henry Iliffe Cozens English Royal Air Force pilot born in London (d. 1995)

13 Mar 1907

Mircea Eliade Romanian religious historian (Le Yoga) and author born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1986) [O.S. 02-28]

13 Mar 1907

Albert Hughes Williams teacher and historian (d. 1996)

13 Mar 1907

Maria Pia de Braganca Portuguese journalist and writer who claimed to be the bastard daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal born in Lisbon (d. 1995)

13 Mar 1907

Frank Wilcox American actor (Beverly Hillbillies) born in De Soto Jefferson County Missouri (d. 1974)

13 Mar 1907

Charles Brink German-born British classical scholar (Horace) born in Berlin (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1908

Helen Sinclair Glatz English composer born in Border country in England (d. 1996)

13 Mar 1908

Paul Stewart American actor (Citizen Kane Kiss Me Deadly) born in NYC New York (d. 1986)

13 Mar 1908

Walter Annenberg American publisher (Triangle-TV Guide) and philanthropist born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2002)

13 Mar 1909

Gilbert Inglefield British architect and Mayor of London (1967-68) (d. 1991)

13 Mar 1910

Sammy Kaye American orchestra leader (Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1987)

13 Mar 1910

Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt Danish actor (Gertrud Hooray for the Blue Hussars) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1985)

13 Mar 1911

Jose Ardevol Cuban composer born in Barcelona (d. 1981)

13 Mar 1911

L. Ron Hubbard American sci-fi writer (Death Quest) and founder of the Scientology cult born in Tilden Nebraska (d. 1986)

13 Mar 1912

Ernst Hess Swiss composer born in Schaffhausen (d. 1968)

13 Mar 1912

Igor Youskevitch Russian-Ukrainian ballet dancer born in Pyriatyn Poltava Oblast Ukraine (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1912

James Friell Scottish political cartoonist (Daily Worker) born in Glasgow (d. 1997)

13 Mar 1913

Lambros Konstantaras Greek actor (O blofatzis Anna of Rhodes) born in Athen Greeces (d. 1985)

13 Mar 1913

Sergey Mikhalkov Soviet writer and poet born in Moscow (d. 2009) [NS]

13 Mar 1913

Sir Reo Stakis Anglo-Cypriot hotel magnate (d. 2001)

13 Mar 1914

Carl-Olof Anderberg Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1972)

13 Mar 1914

Tessie OShea Welsh stage and screen entertainer born in Cardiff (d. 1995)

13 Mar 1914

Edward OHare American naval aviator of the U.S. Navy born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1943)

13 Mar 1914

W.O. Mitchell Canadian writer (Who Has Seen the Wind) born in Weyburn Canada (d. 1998)

13 Mar 1916

Lindy Boggs [Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs] American political administrator born in New Roads Louisiana (d. 2013)

13 Mar 1916

Jacque Fresco American industrial designer and founder of the Venus Project born in Manhattan New York (d. 2017)

13 Mar 1917

Ina Ray Hutton American orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)

13 Mar 1918

George McAfee American football player NFL halfback (Chicago Bears) born in Corbin Kentucky (d. 2009)

13 Mar 1919

Faye Glenn Abdellah American pioneer in nursing research and US government official (health services) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)

13 Mar 1920

Frans van der Elst Belgian attorney and MP (Volksunie) born in Neder-Over-Heembeek Belgium (d. 1997)

13 Mar 1920

Ralph J Roberts American businessman and founder of Comcast born in NYC New York (d. 2015)

13 Mar 1921

Al Jaffee American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (MAD Magazine) born in Savannah Georgia

13 Mar 1921

Cyril Poole English cricketer (Notts 1946-62 England 1951-52 in 3 Tests) born in Mansfield Nottinghamshire England (d. 1996)

13 Mar 1922

Brun Smith New Zealand cricketer (NZ right-handed batsman of late 1940s) born in Rangiora New Zealand (d. 1997)

13 Mar 1923

William F. Bolger 65th Postmaster General of the United States born in Waterbury Connecticut (d. 1989)

13 Mar 1925

Bertha Tickey American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973) born in Dinuba California (d. 2014)

13 Mar 1925

Roy Haynes American jazz drummer (Trio Music with Chick Corea) born in Boston Massachusetts

13 Mar 1926

F. H. McClintock British criminologist born in London (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1927

Charles Sickman Corsen Dutch Antillean poet born in Curacao Costa Rica (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1927

Robert Denning American interior designer born in NYC New York (d. 2005)

13 Mar 1929

Jim Slater British financier and writer born in Heswall Cheshire (d. 2015)

13 Mar 1929

Peter Breck American actor (Black Saddle Big Valley Benji) born in Rochester New York (d. 2012)

13 Mar 1929

Will Eisma Dutch composer and violinist born in Sungailiat Indonesia

13 Mar 1929

Bill Cunningham American fashion photographer (New York Times) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2016)

13 Mar 1930

Liz Anderson American country music singer-songwriter (Mama Spank The Game of Triangles) born in Roseau Minnesota (d. 2011)

13 Mar 1930

Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson] American country music singer born in West Plains Missouri

13 Mar 1930

Blue [Richard Allen] Mitchell American jazz musician (Riverside Blue Note) born in Miami Florida (d. 1979)

13 Mar 1930

Doug Harvey American National League umpire (Baseball Hall of Fame 2010) born in South Gate California (d. 2018)

13 Mar 1931

Marc Dessauvage Belgian architect born in Moorslede Belgium (d. 1984)

13 Mar 1931

Rosalind Elias American mezzo-soprano (Grimgerde-Die Walkuere) born in Lowell Massachusetts

13 Mar 1931

Wolfgang Kohlhaase German actor director and writer (Solo Sunday) born in Berlin Germany

13 Mar 1933

Frank H. Murkowski American politician U.S. Senator from Alaska (1981-2002) born in Seattle Washington

13 Mar 1933

Mike Stoller American composer (Lieber & Stoller-Hound Dog Charlie Brown) born in Belle Harbor Queens New York

13 Mar 1933

Donald Henry Pee Wee Gaskins American serial killer (claimed to have murdered over 100 people) born in Florence County South Carolina (d. 1991)

13 Mar 1934

Barry Hughart American author of fantasy novels (Bridge of Birds) born in Peoria Illinois

13 Mar 1935

Don Nute American actor born in Connellsville Pennsylvania (d. 1991)

13 Mar 1935

Joseph Mascolo American actor (Days of Our Lives) born in West Hartford Connecticut (d. 2016)

13 Mar 1935

Leslie Parrish American actress and activist born in Melrose Massachusetts

13 Mar 1935

Michael Walzer American political theorist born in New York

13 Mar 1935

David Nobbs English comedic writer (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin) born in Petts Wood Kent (d. 2015)

13 Mar 1937

Fof Iosefa Fiti Sunia Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from American Samoa born in Fagas Pago Pago

13 Mar 1943

Andr Tchin French director and screenwriter (Scene of the Crime Rendez-Vous) born in Valence-dAgen Tarn-et-Garonne France

13 Mar 1945

Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko Russian mathematician born in Stalino USSR

13 Mar 1937

Terence Terry Cox British musician (Pentangle Duffys Nucleus Humblebums) born in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire

13 Mar 1938

Hans-Joachim Hespos German composer born in Emden Germany

13 Mar 1938

Jean-Claude Risset French composer born in Le Puy-en-Velay France (d. 2016)

13 Mar 1938

Joe Bellino American footballer (1960 Heisman Trophy) born in Winchester Massachusetts

13 Mar 1938

Erma Franklin American gospel and R&B singer (Piece Of My Heart) born in Shelby Mississippi (d. 2002)

13 Mar 1939

Neil Sedaka American singer and songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do) born in Brooklyn New York

13 Mar 1940

Candi [Canzetta Maria] Staton American gospel singer (Young Hearts Run Free) born in Hanceville Alabama

13 Mar 1941

Mahmoud Darwish Palestinian prominent poet and writer born in al-Birwa Galilee (d. 2008)

13 Mar 1942

Dave Cutler American software engineer born in Lansing Michigan

13 Mar 1942

William Bill Curbishley British music and film producer and band manager (The Who Judas Priest Jimmy Page Robert Plant) born in London England

13 Mar 1942

Geoffrey Hayes British TV presenter and actor (Rainbow Z-Cars) born in Stockport England (d. 2018)

13 Mar 1946

Yonatan Netanyahu Israeli soldier who died leading rescue operation Entebbe in Uganda born in NYC New York (d. 1976)

13 Mar 1947

Lesley Collier English ballet dancer born in Orpington England

13 Mar 1947

Beat Richner Swiss physician (founder of childrens hospitals in Cambodia) and cellist born in Zrich Switzerland

13 Mar 1948

Robert S. Woods American actor (Bo-One Life to Live Waltons) born in Maywood California

13 Mar 1949

Hiroshi Kazato Japanese racing driver born in Chiba Prefecture Japan (d. 1974)

13 Mar 1949

Julia Migenes American soprano born in NYC New York

13 Mar 1950

Bernard Julien West Indies cricketer (WI left-arm pace all-rounder mid-70s) born in Carenage Trinidad and Tobago

13 Mar 1950

Joe Bugner Hungarian-British-Australian boxer (European Champ 1971) born in Szreg Hungary

13 Mar 1950

William H. Macy American actor (Homicide Water Engine) born in Miami Florida

13 Mar 1950

Charles Krauthammer American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)

13 Mar 1951

Fred Berry African-American actor (Rerun-Whats Happening) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2003)

13 Mar 1952

Wolfgang Rihm German composer born in Karlsruhe Germany

13 Mar 1953

Andy Bean American PGA golfer (11 PGA Tour wins) born in LaFayette Georgia

13 Mar 1953

Deborah Raffin actress (Ransom Demon 40 Carats) born in Los Angeles California

13 Mar 1954

Robin Duke Canadian actress and comedienne (SNL SCTV Club Paradise) born in Toronto Ontario

13 Mar 1955

Glenne Headly actress (Dick Tracy Making Mr Right) born in New London Connecticut

13 Mar 1955

Olga Rukavishnikova Soviet pentathlete (Olympic silver 1980) born in Severodvinsk Arkhangelsk

13 Mar 1955

Patricia J. Engfer General manager (Hyatt Regency-Orlando) born in Hackensack New Jersey

13 Mar 1955

Bruno Conti Italian footballer and manager born in Nettuno Rome

13 Mar 1956

Dana Delany American actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach Exit to Eden) born in NYC New York

13 Mar 1957

Steve Lake American baseball player born in Inglewood California

13 Mar 1957

John Hoeven American politician governor of North Dakota born in Bismarck North Dakota

13 Mar 1958

Rick Lazio American politician U.S. House of Representatives from New York born in Amityville New York

13 Mar 1959

Dirk Wellham Australian cricketer (century on NSW debut & Australian debut) born in Marrickville Sydney

13 Mar 1959

Ronnie Rogers British guitarist (TPau-Heart & Soul) born in Shrewsbury England

13 Mar 1959

Kathy Hilton American socialite-Hilton Hotels mother of Nikki Hilton and Paris Hilton born in NYC New York

13 Mar 1960

Adam Clayton English-Irish musician and rock bassist (U2-I Will Follow) born in Chinnor England

13 Mar 1960

Yuri Andrukhovych Ukrainian writer poet and political essayist born in Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine

13 Mar 1960

Joe Ranft American screenwriter and animator (Toy Story Cars) born in Pasadena California (d. 2005)

13 Mar 1961

Cor Lems Dutch soccer player (ADO The HagueDordrecht 90) born in Rotterdam Netherlansds

13 Mar 1962

Liane Tooth Australian field hockey forward (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales

13 Mar 1962

Terence Blanchard American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers) and film score composer born in New Orleans Louisiana

13 Mar 1963

Mariano Duncan infielder (NY Yankees) born in San Pedro de Macors Dominican Republic

13 Mar 1963

Vance Johnson American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos) born in Trenton New Jersey

13 Mar 1964

Will Clark American MLB first baseman (San Francisco Giants) born in New Orleans Louisiana

13 Mar 1966

Akira Nogami Japanese wrestler (NJPW) born in Narashino Chiba Prefecture Japan

13 Mar 1966

Tine Scheuer-Larsen Danish tennis star born in lstykke Denmark

13 Mar 1967

Colleen Rosensteel American heavyweight judoka (Olympics 1996) born in Greensburg Pennsylvania

13 Mar 1967

Satu Huotari Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Finland Olympics 1998) born in Oulu Finland

13 Mar 1967

Andrs Escobar Colombian soccer defender (murdered in World Cup aftermath) born in Medelln Colombia (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1968

Christopher Collett American actor (Manhattan Project) born in NYC New York

13 Mar 1969

Chris Zorich American NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears) born in Chicago Illinois

13 Mar 1969

Kevin Kaminski Canadian ice hockey player born in Churchbridge Canada

13 Mar 1970

Tim Story American film director and producer (The Story Company) born in Los Angeles California

13 Mar 1970

Michael Arrington American founder of blog TechCrunch born in Orange California

13 Mar 1971

Curtis Conway American NFL wide receiver and kick returner (Chicago Bears) born in Los Angeles California

13 Mar 1971

Chen Li-Ling Chinese tennis star (1995 Futures-Austin TX) born in Xiangtan Hunan China

13 Mar 1971

Paul Henderson Australian 100m200m (Olympics 1996) born in Casino New South Wales

13 Mar 1971

Ralf Kleinmann American football player from Germany born in Cologne Germany

13 Mar 1971

Robert Samuels West Indian cricketer (West Indies Test opening batsman v NZ 1996) born in Kingston Jamaica

13 Mar 1971

Ryan Hayden American athlete 400m hurdler born in Indianapolis Indiana

13 Mar 1971

Tony Vinson NFL running back (Atl Falcons Lon Monarchs Balt Ravens)

13 Mar 1971

Tracy Wells American actress (Heather-Mr Belvedere) born in Encino Los Angeles

13 Mar 1971

Annabeth Gish American actress (Shag Hiding Out) born in Albuquerque New Mexico

13 Mar 1971

Robert Lanham American author and satirist (The Hipster Handbook) born in Richmond Virginia

13 Mar 1972

Avrom Smith American football player (London Monarchs)

13 Mar 1972

Brian Saxton NFL tight end (NY Giants) born in Whippany New Jersey

13 Mar 1972

Trent Dilfer American NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Santa Cruz California

13 Mar 1973

Bobby Jackson American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets) born in Salisbury North Carolina

13 Mar 1855

Percival Percy Lowell American astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1916)

13 Mar 1873

Barbados Joe Walcott Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06 first black to hold title) born in Demerara British Guyana (d. 1935)

13 Mar 1884

Hugh S. Walpole British novelist and playwright (Jeremy Maradick at 40) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1941)

13 Mar 1921

Carlo Prosperi Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1990)

13 Mar 1922

Brun Smith New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests 47.40) born in Rangiora Canterbury (d. 1997)

13 Mar 1938

Joe Bellino American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1960 Navy) born in Winchester Massachusetts (d. 2019)

13 Mar 1953

Andy Bean American golfer (11 PGA Tour titles) born in LaFayette Georgia

13 Mar 1973

Dan Wilkinson American NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals) born in Dayton Ohio

13 Mar 1973

Edgar Davids Dutch soccer player (Ajax AC Milan) born in Paramaribo Suriname

13 Mar 1973

David Draiman American musician and songwriter (Disturbed) born in Brooklyn New York

13 Mar 1974

Thomas Enqvist Swedish tennis player (Australian Open 1999 runner-up) born in Stockholm Sweden

13 Mar 1974

Vampeta [Marcos Andr Batista dos Santos] Brazilian footballer born in Nazar Bahia Brazil

13 Mar 1886

John Home Run Baker American Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (World Series 1910 11 13 AL HR leader 191114 AL RBI leader 1912 13 Philadelphia Athletics) born in Trappe Maryland (d. 1963)

13 Mar 1907

Jack Holden English long-distance runner (International Cross Country Cship gold individual 1933 34 35 39 Empire Games marathon gold 1950) born in Bilston England (d. 2004)

13 Mar 1928

Ronnie Hazlehurst English television composer (Are You Being Served The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin) born in Dukinfield England (d. 2007)

13 Mar 1929

Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson] American country music singer and songwriter (For Loving You) born in West Plains Missouri (d. 2020)

13 Mar 1946

Yann Arthus-Bertrand French director and environmentalist born in Paris France

13 Mar 1950

Bernard Julien West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests 50 wickets 2 x 100s) born in Carenage Trinidad and Tobago

13 Mar 1955

John Hackett British rock classical and new age flautist born in Pimlico London England

13 Mar 1811

Camille Marie Stamaty French pianist composer and teacher of were Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Camille Saint-Sans born in Dpartement Rome French Empire (now Rome Italy) (d. 1870)

13 Mar 1873

George Forrest Scottish botanist (plant hunter in western China) born in Falkirk Scotland (d. 1932)

13 Mar 1906

Frank Teschemacher American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1932)

13 Mar 1913

Lightnin Slim [Otis Hicks] American Louisiana blues electric guitarist singer and songwriter (Nothing But The DevilBad Luck And Trouble) born near St. Louis Missouri (d. 1974)

13 Mar 1914

Bob Haggart American dixieland swing jazz and session double bass player and composer (Whats New) born in New York City (d. 1998)

13 Mar 1925

Roy Haynes American jazz drummer (Charlie Parker Stan Getz Thelonious Monk Eric Dolphy Chick Corea) born in Boston Massachusetts

13 Mar 1930

(Richard Allen) Blue Mitchell American jazz trumpeter (Horace Silver Quintet Riverside Blue Note) born in Miami Florida (d. 1979)

13 Mar 1933

Frank H. Murkowski American politician (U.S. Senator from Alaska 1981-2002 Governor of Alaska 2002-06) born in Seattle Washington

13 Mar 1933

Gloria McMillan American radio and television actress (Our Miss Brooks - Harriet) born in Portland Oregon (d. 2022)

13 Mar 1937

Terence Terry Cox British drummer (Pentangle Duffys Nucleus Humblebums Charles Aznavour) born in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire England

13 Mar 1938

Julian Bahula South African British based jazz and world music drummer composer and bandleader born in Eersterust Pretoria

13 Mar 1949

Donny York American rock singer (Sha Na Na 1969-present) born in Boise Idaho

13 Mar 1959

Greg Norton American rock bassist (Hsker D Porcupine) born in Rock Island Illinois

13 Mar 1959

Melvin Taylor American electric blues guitarist born in Jackson Mississippi

13 Mar 1962

Terence Blanchard American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers) film score composer (When The Levees Broke Harriet) and educator born in New Orleans Louisiana

13 Mar 1963

Fito Paez Argentine singer-songwriter and pianist (La Conquista Del Espacio) born in Rosario Argentina

13 Mar 1969

Susanna Mlkki Finnish cellist and conductor (Ensemble InterContemporain 2006-13 La Scala 2011 Helsinki Philharmonic 2016-23) born in Helsinki Finland

13 Mar 1971

Curtis Conway American NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears SD Chargers) and broadcaster (Compass Media Networks Pac-12 Network) born in Los Angeles California

13 Mar 1767

Heinrich Domnich German horn player and composer born in Wrzburg Germany (d. 1844)

13 Mar 1811

Camille Marie Stamaty French pianist composer and teacher of Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Camille Saint-Sans born in Dpartement Rome French Empire (now Rome Italy) (d. 1870)

13 Mar 1859

Ivo Bligh British noble (8th Earl of Darnley) and cricket batsman (4 Tests first England captain v Australia 1882-83) born in London England (d. 1927)

13 Mar 1873

Barbados Joe Walcott Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06 first Black to hold that title) born in Demerara British Guyana (d. 1935)

13 Mar 1886

John Home Run Baker American Baseball HOF third baseman (World Series 1910 11 13 AL HR leader 191114 AL RBI leader 1912 13 Philadelphia As) born in Trappe Maryland (d. 1963)

13 Mar 1890

Michael Taube Polish composer born in Lodz Poland (d. 1972)

13 Mar 1899

Pancho Vladigerov Bulgarian pianist composer (Vardar Rhapsody Song to Peace) and pedagogue born in Zrich Switzerland (d. 1978)

13 Mar 1907

Jack Holden English athlete (International Cross Country Cship gold individual 1933 34 35 39 Empire Games marathon gold 1950) born in Bilston England (d. 2004)

13 Mar 1911

Jos Ardvol Spanish-Cuban composer born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1981)

13 Mar 1912

Ernst Hess Swiss composer born in Schaffhausen Switzerland (d. 1968)

13 Mar 1916

Ina Ray Hutton [Odessa Cowan] American singer and big band leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)

13 Mar 1916

Lindy Boggs (ne Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne) American politician (US Representative from Louisiana 1973-97) and diplomat born in New Roads Louisiana (d. 2013)

13 Mar 1926

F. H. McClintock British criminologist born in London England (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1926

Lenny Montana [Leonardo Passafaro] American professional wrestler (NWA Georgia) and actor (The Godfather) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1992)

13 Mar 1930

Doug Harvey American Baseball HOF umpire (NL 1962-92 5 x World Series 7 x MLB All-Star games career total 4673 games) born in South Gate California (d. 2018)

13 Mar 1931

Rosalind Elias American mezzo-soprano (Wagners Die Walkre - Grimgerde Barbers Vanessa - Erika) and opera director born in Lowell Massachusetts (d. 2020)

13 Mar 1933

Mike Stoller American composer (Lieber & Stoller - Hound Dog Charlie Brown Jailhouse Rock Ben E. King - Stand By Me) born in Belle Harbor Queens New York

13 Mar 1939

Neil Sedaka American singer and songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do Love Will Keep Us Together) born in Brooklyn New York

13 Mar 1949

Donny York American rock singer (Sha Na Na1969 - present) born in Boise Idaho

13 Mar 1950

Steve Hill American country vocalist (A Winning Hand)

13 Mar 1957

John Hoeven American politician (Senator-R-North Dakota 2011- Governor of North Dakota 2000-10) born in Bismarck North Dakota

13 Mar 1960

Stuart Sullivan American audio engineer (Roky Erikson Willie Nelson Sublime) and recording studio owner born in East Lansing Michigan

13 Mar 1964

Dave Wills American sportscaster (radio voice Tampa Bay Rays 2005-23 [with Andy Freed]) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2023)

13 Mar 1560

William Louis Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and military commander (cousin to Maurice Prince of Orange) (d. 1620)

13 Mar 1832

Alberto Randegger Italian composer born in Trieste Austrian Empire (d. 1911)

13 Mar 1899

Pancho Vladigerov Bulgarian pianist composer (Vardar Rhapsody Song to Peace) and pedagogue born in Zrich Switzerland (d. 1978) [1]

13 Mar 1908

Paul Stewart American actor (Citizen Kane Kiss Me Deadly) born in New York City (d. 1986)

13 Mar 1911

L. Ron Hubbard American sci-fi writer (Death Quest Dianetics) and founder of Church of Scientology born in Tilden Nebraska (d. 1986)

13 Mar 1916

Ina Ray Hutton [Odessa Cowan] American singer and big band bandleader (Ina Ray Hutton Show) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)

13 Mar 1918

George McAfee American College-Pro Football HOF utility (Duke University NFL Cship 1940 41 46 First-team All-Pro & NFL All-Star 1941 Chicago Bears) born in Corbin Kentucky (d. 2009)

13 Mar 1919

Faye Glenn Abdellah American pioneer in nursing research and US government official (health services) born in New York City (d. 2017)

13 Mar 1920

Ralph J Roberts American businessman and founder of Comcast born in New York City (d. 2015)

13 Mar 1921

Al Jaffe American cartoonist (Mad Magazine 1955-2020) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2023)

13 Mar 1921

Al Jaffee American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (MAD Magazine) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2023) [1]

13 Mar 1921

Cyril Poole English cricket batsman (3 Tests 2 x 50 Nottinghamshire CCC) born in Mansfield England (d. 1996)

13 Mar 1926

Lenny Montana [Leonardo Passafaro] American professional wrestler (NWA Georgia) and actor (The Godfather) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1992)

13 Mar 1927

Robert Denning American interior designer born in New York City (d. 2005)

13 Mar 1946

Yonatan Netanyahu Israeli soldier who died leading rescue operation Entebbe in Uganda born in New York City (d. 1976)

13 Mar 1949

Julia Migenes American soprano born in New York City

13 Mar 1950

Charles Krauthammer American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post) born in New York City (d. 2018)

13 Mar 1950

Steve Hill American country vocalist (A Winning Hand) born in the USA

13 Mar 1953

Andy Bean American golfer (PGA Cship 1980 89 runner-up British Open 1983 runner-up 11 x PGA Tour titles) born in LaFayette Georgia (d. 2023)

13 Mar 1953

Deborah Raffin American model actress (The Ransom 40 Carats Touched By Love 7th Heaven) and audiobook publisher born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)

13 Mar 1956

Dana Delany American actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach Exit to Eden) born in New York City

13 Mar 1956

Motoharu Sano Japanese rock singer-songwriter (Someday) born in Tait Japan

13 Mar 1959

Kathy Hilton American socialite-Hilton Hotels mother of Nikki Hilton and Paris Hilton born in New York City

13 Mar 1967

Andrs Escobar Colombian soccer defender (51 caps World Cup own goal vs US murdered in aftermath Atltico Nacional SA) born in Medelln Colombia (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1968

Christopher Collett American actor (Manhattan Project) born in New York City

13 Mar 1560

William Louis Count of Nassau stadtholder of Friesland leading military commander for the Dutch Republic against the Spanish born in Dillenburg Hesse (d. 1620)

13 Mar 1700

James Kent English composer born in Winchester England (d. 1776)

13 Mar 1700

Michel Blavet French composer born in Besanon France (d. 1768)

13 Mar 1712

Isfrid Kayser German composer born in Trkheim an der Wertach Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1771)

13 Mar 1746

Maurus Haberhauer Czech organist and composer born in Svitavy Margraviate of Moravia Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)

13 Mar 1767

Heinrich Domnich German horn player and composer born in Wrzburg Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1844)

13 Mar 1860

Charles Haskell American lawyer politician (1st Governor of Oklahoma 1907-11) and oilman born in Leipsic Ohio (d. 1933)

13 Mar 1892

Alec Rowley English composer born in London England (d. 1958)

13 Mar 1907

Albert Hughes Williams Welsh teacher and historian (d. 1996)

13 Mar 1908

Helen Sinclair Glatz (ne Hunter) English composer born in South Shields Durham England (d. 1996)

13 Mar 1908

Paul Stewart American stage radio and screen character actor (Citizen Kane Kiss Me Deadly) director and producer (The Cavalcade of America) born in Manhattan New York City (d. 1986)

13 Mar 1910

Sammy Kaye [Zarnocay] American big band orchestra leader (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1987)

13 Mar 1913

Reo Stakis Anglo-Cypriot hotel magnate (Stakis hotels and casinos) born in Kato Drys Cyprus (d. 2001)

13 Mar 1921

Al Jaffee American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (MAD Magazine 1955-2020) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2023) [1]

13 Mar 1921

Carlo Prosperi Italian composer (Concerto dInfanzia Noi Sold) and educator born in Florence Italy (d. 1990)

13 Mar 1925

Roy Haynes American jazz drummer (Charlie Parker Stan Getz Thelonious Monk Eric Dolphy Chick Corea) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2024) [1]

13 Mar 1927

Charles Sickman Corsen Dutch Antillean poet painter and photographer born in Curaao Dutch Colony of Curaao and Dependencies (d. 1994)

13 Mar 1929

Peter Breck American actor (Black Saddle Big Valley Benji) born in Rochester New York (d. 2012)

13 Mar 1931

Wolfgang Kohlhaase German actor director and writer (Solo Sunday) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2022)

13 Mar 1933

Frank H. Murkowski American politician (US Senator from Alaska 1981-2002 Governor of Alaska 2002-06) born in Seattle Washington

13 Mar 1933

Mike Stoller American composer (Lieber & Stoller - Hound Dog Charlie Brown Jailhouse Rock Ben E. King - Stand By Me) born in Belle Harbor Queens New York City

13 Mar 1934

Barry Hughart American author of fantasy novels (Bridge of Birds) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2019)

13 Mar 1938

Hans-Joachim Hespos German avant-garde composer born in Emden Germany (d. 2022)

13 Mar 1938

Julian Bahula South African-British jazz and world music drummer composer bandleader (Jabula) and anti-apartheid activist born in Eersterust Pretoria Union of South Africa (d. 2023)

13 Mar 1939

Neil Sedaka American singer and songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do Love Will Keep Us Together) born in Brooklyn New York City

13 Mar 1940

(Canzetta) Candi Staton American gospel singer (Young Hearts Run Free) born in Hanceville Alabama

13 Mar 1947

Beat Richner Swiss physician (founder of childrens hospitals in Cambodia) and cellist born in Zrich Switzerland

13 Mar 1947

Lesley Collier English ballet dancer (Royal Ballet 1972-95) and teacher (Royal Ballet School) born in Orpington England

13 Mar 1949

Donny York American rock singer (Sha Na Na1969 - 2022) born in Boise Idaho

13 Mar 1798

Abigail Fillmore American 1st lady (1850-53) as the first wife of President Millard Fillmore born in Stillwater New York (d. 1853)

13 Mar 1894

Clara Smith American blues singer billed as the Queen of the Moaners born in Spartanburg County South Carolina (d. 1935) [1]

13 Mar 1930

Gnther Uecker German artist known for his reliefs created using nails (Chair (II)) born in Wendorf Germany (d. 2025)

13 Mar 1935

Joseph Mascolo American actor (Stefano DiMera in Days of Our Lives) born in West Hartford Connecticut (d. 2016)

13 Mar 1935

Leslie Parrish American activist and actress (For Love or Money The Manchurian Candidate) born in Melrose Massachusetts

13 Mar 1939

Neil Sedaka American pianist pop singer and songwriter (Calendar Girl Breaking Up is Hard to Do Love Will Keep Us Together) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2026) [1]

13 Mar 1948

Robert S. Woods American actor (One Life to Live The Waltons) born in Maywood California

13 Mar 1950

Bernard Julien West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests 50 wickets 2 x 100s Trinidad & Tobago Kent CCC) born in Carenage Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2025)

13 Mar 1950

Joe Bugner Hungarian-British-Australian boxer (WBF heavyweight title 1998 3 x European heavyweight Cship) born in Szreg Hungary (d. 2025)

13 Mar 1951

Nicholas White British infectious disease researcher and the first chair of the Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network (2009-16) born in London (d. 2026)

13 Mar 1955

Bruno Conti Italian soccer winger (37 caps AS Roma 402 games) born in Nettuno Italy

13 Mar 1959

Dirk Wellham Australian cricket batsman (6 Tests 1 x 100 HS 103 NSW Tasmania Queensland) born in Sydney Australia

13 Mar 1964

Will Clark American baseball first baseman (6 MLB All-Star NLCS MVP 1989 Gold Glove Award 1991 SF Giants) born in New Orleans Louisiana

13 Mar 1969

Chris Zorich American College Football HOF defensive tackle (UPI Lineman of the Year 1989 Lombardi Award 1990 Notre Dame Chicago Bears) born in Chicago Illinois

13 Mar 1971

Robert Samuels West Indian cricket batsman (6 Tests 1 x 100 HS 125 Jamaica) born in Kingston Jamaica

13 Mar 1971

Tony Vinson American NFL running back 1997-99 (Baltimore Ravens) born in Frankfurt Germany

13 Mar 1971

Viet Thanh Nguyen Vietnamese-American novelist and professor (The Sympathizer - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2016) born in Ban M Thut Vietnam

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